1. Its a symbol of the cleansing power of the blood of Christ
Christ died for our sin -if we have accepted him as our savior it is through his blood our sins were forgiven. God sent his son to die for our sins. We are washed clean (Stainless) through that Sacrifice. When we are baptized it is a public showing of that cleaning in our lives.Our old self goes in the water our new self comes out clean!
2. Its a testimony to our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
It is an act of obedience to Christ as an acceptance of the gift of grace offered by Jesus Christ. Christ has washed us clean and by publicly demonstrating this we are acknowledging our acceptance of Him for others to see.
Youth I know Many of you accepted Christ as Savior of your lives and many of you have re-dedicated your lives recently. I want to encourage you all to take this step. Saturday November 12th at 5:30 would be a great time to do this before small groups, Sunday the 13th is also available for baptism at services either 8:45 or 10:30. You will meet with Dan 1/2 hour before service and he will baptize you. We need a commitment ahead of time and we have an information packet for you. Please sign up by contacted me (Nellie) through e-mail, facebook or seeing me this Wednesday or Saturday at youth.
